Plow-fender.



No. 676,595. Patented lune l8, l90l.

F L. WALKER.

PLOW FENDER.

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FRANK L. WALKER, or CLOVERPORT, KENTUCKY.

PLOW-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 676,595, dated June 18,1901.

Application filed y 11, 1901. Serial No. 59,780. (No model.) I

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK L. WALKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cloverport, in the county of Breckenridge and State ofKentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Plow-Fenders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in plow-fenders, and pertains to adevice which is adapted to prevent the loose dirt thrown up by thecultivator or pl'owshare from breaking or covering the plant which isbeing cultivated.

My invention can be readily adjusted to a right hand or left-hand plowand is provided with means for regulating the inclination of the fenderwhen attached to either high or low beam plows, all of which will befully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myinvention attached to a cultivator. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal seetionalview. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the cross-bar or supporting-rod. Fig. 4is an end view of my invention, showing a section of the clamp.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 indicates the beam of a plow orcultivator; 2, an adjustable clip or clamp, consisting of two platesrigidly clamped at any desired point upon the plow-beam by means of twobolts, one passing above and the other below the beam.

3 is an arm extending transverse the plowbeam and passing throughopenings in the upper end of the clip and is adapted to be rigidlylooked therein by means of a setscrew 4:, which is screwed into athreaded opening in the upper end of the clip. The arm 3 is providedwith two depending legs 5, with openings or eyes for receiving a bolt 6.

The numeral 7 designates the fender-plate, having an upwardly-extendingarm or shank S, which is attached thereto by means of a The upper end ofthe shank 8 passes between the depending legs 5 and is provided with anopening registering with the opening in the depending legs 5, throughwhich passes the bolt 6, thus forming a pivotal connection with the arm3. The free end of the shank 8 is provided with a recess 12 at the pointof engagement with the under surface of the laterally-extending arm 3.The lower end of the shank 8 has an eye which registers with a series ofopenings 10 in the fender-plate, the bolt 11 serving to lock the shank,so as to adjust the inclination of the blade as desired.

It will be seen from the above description that I provide a fender whichis adapted to work on right or left hand plows or cultivators. The arm 3being laterally adjustable, the'fender-blade can'be set any desireddistance from the plow. The pivotal pin permits the blade to ride overolods or other obstacles, and should it be desired to throw the dirtagainst the plant or temporarily discontiuue the use of the fender theblade can be raised until the shank 8 will rest on the upper edge of therod 3 without the necessity of removing the fender from the plow.

I illustrate my invention as attached to a plow of medium height. WVhenattached to a low-beam plow, the lower end of the arm 8 should beconnected with the upper opening 10 and for a high beam with the loweropening. Thus when adjusted to plows of different heights the fenderwill always ride in a plane normally parallel with the plow-beam, aswill be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

1. The combination of the clamp 2 having a transverse opening, the arm 3passing therethrough, depending legs pivotally connected to the shank 8,pivotal pin 6, the fender-blade pivotally connected to the lower end ofthe shank 8, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the fender consisting of clamp 2, set-screw 4passing through a threaded opening in the top of said clamp, dependingarms 5, plate 7, shank 8 pivotally connected with the upper portion ofthe fender-blade, the openings 10, bolt 11 adapted to pass through anyone of the said openings and locking the shank 8 therein, the recess 12engaging the under surface of the rod 3, substantially as described.

3. In a plow-fender, a clamp, a laterallyadjustable arm with dependinglegs, a fender-plate provided with an upwardly-extending shank pivotallyconnected with the depending legs, a series of openings in the said Intestimony whereof I affix signature P ck g-b l e n lowet e d in pre enceof wo tne ses:

of the shank to the p ate, the p ate adapted to ride in a plane normallyparallel with the V FRANK WVALKER' beam of different-height plows, thefender Witnesses:

adapted. to be thrown out of operation, sub- 7 WM. AHL,

stantially as described. JNO. P. HASWELL, J1.

